For a group of Hollywood-obsessed teens, entertainment news on the Internet offered more than a glimpse into the lives of stars. It helped them break into celebrities' homes. ...more

November 2, 2009

County Commissioner Rose V. Ferlita will be honored as one of four Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of West Central Florida at a luncheon March 24 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, 4050 Dana Shores Drive. ...more

March 11, 2009

Authorities say a party hosted by "Girls Gone Wild" at a Sanford night club led to eight arrests. ...more

March 7, 2009

For years, Rosemarie Sherwood acted as a house mother and adviser to abused homeless women, teaching them skills like saving and budgeting money so they could survive on their own. ...more

February 26, 2009

Think of Route 66 and several names come to mind: Bobby Troup, who wrote "Route 66"; John Steinbeck, who proclaimed it the Mother Road in "The Grapes of Wrath"; Will Rogers, whose face appears on plaques and is carved in granite memorials all along the old highway. ...more

February 20, 2009

Four women were arrested late Friday and early today on suspicion of prostitution after soliciting undercover officers, police said. ...more

January 10, 2009

The odds of having a premature baby are high in Florida, compared with other states. The state ranks 41st, and receives a grade of F, in a "report card" issued Wednesday by the March of Dimes. The group, using figures from 2005, gives ...more

November 13, 2008

Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives are looking for two women they say scam bank account information, money and jewelry from the elderly. ...more

October 22, 2008

Four women, strangers to each other but united by the violence in their lives, were treated to facials, massages, manicures and new hairstyles during a day at the spa Monday. ...more

October 14, 2008

Four women, strangers to each other and united by the violence in their lives, moved easily this morning from one room at the spa to the next. ...more

October 13, 2008